Headlight



UNITED STATES PATENT orifice..

HAROLD RICHARD LOTZ, OF TOLEDO, OHIO.

HEADLIGHT.

Specification of Letters Patent.V

lPatented Dec. 13, 1921.

Application led J'anuary'G, 1920. Serial No. 349,764.

My invention relates to 'headlights for automobiles and moreparticularly adapted to be manually turned to throw the light rays to aside et the road. The invention resides in a novel post for supportingthe headlight to be turned, the post being distinctive in theparticulars hereinafter described and claimed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings nforming a part ofthis speciication, it being understood that the draw ings are merelyillustrative of one example of the invention.

Figure 1 is a side elevation showing a headlight with my inventionembodied therein mounted on an automobile shown in part;

Fig. 2 is a plan view oi' the front portion ot an automobile equippedwith headlights embodying my invention;

Fig. 3 is a vertical section of my improved post with a headlight inposition thereon;

liig. ll is a horizontal section on the line 4i-4:, ll ig. 3.

ln carrying out my invention in practice the post is formed with atubular body 1() in which is an inner tube 11 itting snugly therein andadapted to be turned, a lamp bracket A being suitably mounted on theupper end of said tube, the conductor cord 12 in the case of an electriclight passing through said inner tube.

Suitable means is provided to iXedly secure the body 10 to theautomobile, the present example ot the invention including an Lshapedarm 13 rigid with the body and adapted to be received in a socket laprovided on the side bar B of the automobile when the latter is of thegeneral construction indicated, set screws 15 serving to hold said harm133 tightly in the socket. Also, if desired, the bodies 10 of the pairof lamps mayhav'e lugs 18 thereon adapted to be connected by a tie bar17 to steady the posts.

rlhe lower end of the inner tube 11 below the tubular body 10 isprovidedwith a collar 19 securedby set screws 20 or the like and havinga lateral arm 21 adapted to receive a cord 22 to be operated in anysuitable manner by the driver. ln the form shown the cord runs overpulleys 22a and connects `with ione arm of thebellcrank 22h, the otherarm of which is connected with afoot plunger 22C operating in a tubularguide 22d. y

The lower end E23 of the tubular body 10 is enlarged and counter-boredto provide y a chamber accommodating a torsion spring 2a secured at oneend to the collar 19 and at its other end to the body 10 tor restoringthe linner tube 11 carrying the lamp after turning movement thereoftoward the roadside.

rlhe collar 19 forms a closure for the counter-bored enlarged lower endof the tubular body 10 and presents at upper end a boss 25 which litssaid counter-bore, the arrangement serving to exclude dust and completethe housing of the spring 2d in the enlarged end 23 oi the body. Tolimit the turning ot' the collar, 19, and tube 11 by spring 211, a finedstop 26 is provided on the tiered housing 1() and extending downwardlyinto the path of arm 2l.

rl`he described form and arrangement of the parts results in a strongconstruction ot' simple elements, and prevents rattling ot the parts,including rattling of the inner tube.

I would state in conclusion that while the illustrated exampleconstitutes a practical embodiment of my invention, l do not limitmyself strictly to the mechanical detailsl herein illustrated.I sincemanifestly the same can be considerably varied without departure fromthe spirit of the invention as deiined in the appended claim.

Having thus described my` invention'7 l` claim: y

A post forheadlights, including a tubular body having an enlarged lowerend formed with a counter-bore, an inner element extending through andturnable in said body and adapted to support a lamp bracket, a collar onsaid inner element at the'lower end presenting-'a post fittingsaid'counterebore, a torsion spring surrounding said inner element insaid counter-bore and connected at its ends respectively with said bodyand seid collar7 an arm on said collar adapted to be connected withoperating means, and a stop on said body to limit the turning ot saidarm. i

HAROLD R101-IARD LOTZ.

